Feel With Me

Why do we shame ourselves for having emotions when they make up who we are?

To be content in pain, you grow.
To be content in envy, you attain.
To be content in anger, you build.
To be content in sadness, you love.

The idea of being strong and showing no vulnerability
Or being only positive and avoiding the negative
Is toxic and weak by its very nature.
You suppress what lurks in your psyche,
Ultimately suppressing yourself.

Emotions used to scare the hell of me.
I never allowed myself to display any of my negative emotions to anyone.
Embarrassed, I felt it made me less.
Yet, there is something so powerful in allowing yourself to feel without shame or regret.

There is something wholesome about feeling.